Fauci Was Wrong When He Said NIH Didn’t Fund Gain of Function Research in China: Officials

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s claim rebutted by government employees.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, then-director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington, on May 11, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s claim that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) did not fund a certain type of research in China was wrong, multiple government officials said in newly released interviews.

Dr. Fauci said while under oath in May 2021 that the NIH “has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the” Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). He held fast to that position when confronted by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) a month later.